In 1987, I was new to quilting when I purchased a DWR template set. My husband was at a meeting the night I started cutting the pieces, so using my 45mm rotary cutter, I went to work cutting multiple layers of fabric with the curved DWR templates.

I was almost finished when my husband arrived home. He walked in the door, took one look at me, and asked if he should call an ambulance. You see, as I was cutting the curves, I kept slipping and cutting myself (I didn't know I should have gotten a smaller rotary cutter to try to cut curves - remember, I was a new quilter.) Well, each time I got a cut, I tore off a piece of a paper towel and wrapped the cut to stop the bleeding, then went back to work. (I was cutting on the kitchen counter, so the paper towels were handy.) I was so determined to get it all cut, that I didn't want to stop to take care of something so unimportant as a cut finger. :) But here is the "funny" part of the situation. You see, when he walked in the door, he noticed that every finger on my left hand was wrapped, plus I had a towel wrapped around the hand, too. So when he asked me if I needed an ambulance, I said, "Not now, I'm gonna get this finished if it kills me!"

Needless to say, I finished my cutting, then went to get the band aids and disinfectant.